October 5 ⇒Detail
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1793 - French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
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1864 - ◆The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.
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1864 - ◆The General Council of the International Workingmen's Association is formed.
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1962 - The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed by "P.S. I Love You", is released.
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1964 - ◆(birth) Megumi Yokota, one of Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea.
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1964 - ◆(birth) Seiko Hashimoto, former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan.
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1983 - Lech Walesa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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1989 - Dalai Lama is decided to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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1995 - The Macedonian flag is adopted. The day is Takashi Sasakawa's 60th birthday.
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2004 - ◆"Elin Nordegren" and "Tiger Woods" marry.
October 5 ⇒Detail
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November 19, 1392 - The Nothern and Southern Courts are unified (Japan).
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November 18, 1773 - (birth) Tokugawa Ienari, the shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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November 18, 1803 - The Battle of Vertieres, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution.
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November 5, 1853 - (birth) Marcus Samuel, the founder of Royal Dutch Shell.
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November 8, 1869 - ▼Empress Shoken departs from Kyoto for the new capital of Tokyo.
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November 8, 1869 - ▼Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu is released from confinement.
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November 8, 1869 - ▼A cycle race covering a distance between two cities is held.
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November 8, 1869 - ▼(birth) Joseph Franklin Rutherford.
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October 31, 1916 - ▲(death) Charles Taze Russell, American minister.
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October 31, 1935 - ◆(birth) Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian Field Marshal.
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October 31, 1935 - ◆(birth) Yuko Hama, Japanese actress.
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November 15, 1977 - ▲Megumi Yokota is abducted by North Korean spies.
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November 15, 1977 - ▲National Museum of Ethnology opens to the public.
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November 4, 2016 - ▲Prince Mikasa's funeral is held at Tokyo cemetery.
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